Bad Movie Beatdown: A Good Day to Die Hard (REVIEW)

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=Originally posted June 15th, 2015; Re-edited version=
He’s promised it for a long time, and its finally here! Self-confessed fan Film Brain takes a long look at the fifth film in the series, and not even Bruce Willis can be bothered any more. Season 7.
#DieHard #DieHard5 #AGoodDayToDieHard #BruceWillis #JaiCourtney #MaryElizabethWinstead #DieHardFilm

[@FilmBrain]

Originally posted in June 2015, this is a re-edited version that runs 1m 20s shorter than the original, with the usual cuts to tighten up pacing and reduce the film clips, which has been posted to coincide with Death Wish. I've also increased the volume on my voiceovers, which were a bit quiet because I was trying to make my performance a bit less extreme for such a long review. Clips from Die Hard with a Vengeance are now also in HD in this version. This episode is notable as being the final episode posted on Blip, which closed in August of that year. I don't think this has ever been on KZbin before in any form, so enjoy!

[@darkone666]

Not seen this one, thank you.

[@Dim4323]

Film Brain you need to do more bad movie beatdown

[@rachelkirspel6005]

I believe he said he's in the middle of making new ones. He just needs to edit them

[@brennanhearn6342]

Been a fan of your Bad Movie Beatdown series for a while, never commented on this one when it was first posted, but I gotta point something out. None of the first four movies were terrorist plots. The first was a heist disguised as terrorism, the second was traitors helping a foreign war criminal escape justice, the third was another heist disguised as a mad bombing spree, and the fourth was yet another heist disguised as yet more terrorism. ...Heck, the fifth is a heist movie too, it's just incomprehensibly inept.

[@brennanhearn6342]

Also, I know that the dumb American legal classification for all automatic and burst-fire guns is machine gun, but there's a big difference between a man portable automatic rifle and a goddamn machine gun.

[@freemantle85]

Out of all the Die Hard films A Good Day to Die Hard is the only one written intended to be a Die Hard film from the outset. Die Hard was originally going to be a sequel to The Detective due to contractual obligation, Die Hard 2 was based on the sequel novel, Die Hard With Vengence was going to be a Lethal Weapon film and Live Free or Die Hard was going to be a standalone film based on an article before being rewritten as a Die Hard film. Yet A Good Day to Die Hard film feels the least like a Die Hard film.

[@gamestation2690]

@lrig snart Why the hell did anyone think that those two would make for a great combination, especially for a Die Hard movie?

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@gamestation2690 The interview quoted [in text] in the review has Moore saying 'I was told ''Good news, you've got the job...bad news, you've got the job!''' which says a lot! The full interview with Woods says that he wasn't on set during filming as he'd moved on to other projects. Sadly I don't think the studio really cared about the quality of this, they just wanted to churn another film out.

[@MultiJacko91]

I saw this with my dad. While we were both disappointed the thing I remember most about seeing it for the first time had nothing to do with the film. Only British folks might remember this but there was a McDonalds advert about a man bonding with his new stepson over a burger before the film with a ''Nah you're alright' motif. Look it up if you like. There were some lads behind us and one commented, ''Why would you go on a date to McDonalds?'' His mate replied, ''It's not a date, it's a father and son!'' I was amused by this of course but I don't know why it stuck with me so much, but it's certainly more memorable than anything that happened in this film.

[@devinharbert6071]

It’s Similar to Die Hard 5. Because of the One Note And Cliched a Relationship between John McLain and his Son

[@WoodyWoodpecker19843]

@@devinharbert6071 It reminds me of the relationship between Indiana Jones and his son in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It doesn't have the emotional impact that took place in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade between Indiana Jones and his dad.

[@nifralo2752]

You know when John is in Chernobyl and he's the only one with no radiation suit unlike everyone else? It reminds me of Superman when you see him fly around in space with no spacesuit. He basically is Superman now.

[@Dim4323]

Err yeah let's talk about that scene.. How long will it take for the radiation to go away?

[@wjzav1971]

Superman has at least the benefit of being invulnerable, protecting him from the internal pressure and being able to compress air in his lungs, so he has quite a long breath.

[@devinharbert2245]

I Loved when Matthew compared him to Superman

[@devinharbert2245]

I Like how Matthew compared him to Superman

[@jbard9892]

I prefer to think that Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney died of horrifying radiation poisoning shortly after the ending of the movie. Not the characters, mind you, the actors themselves. That's why nobody's seen them since.

[@freemantle85]

Die Hard 6: Die Slower - where John and Jack battle cancer

[@linda10989]

freemantle85 And tetanus shots every day to battle the effects of open wounds being exposed to 30 year old stagnant water! Which never evaporated one inch during that time either...

[@LovlyHorror]

Die Hard with a Walker - where John McClane spends the whole movie slowly chasing the villains with the assistance of his trusty mobility walker.

[@Nestalgba92023]

With are from Chernobyl!

[@blapis-blazuli]

34:09-34:13 "It neutralizes radiation: trust me." These are words that were written, acted and filmed without a single hint of irony or sarcasm (or shame) in a film that wants to be taken seriously and happens to have this take place in a well-known real life nuclear disaster site. I've heard lazy and stupid writing before, but this line is insultingly horrendous. Shame on whoever wrote that.

[@Ecw_Kevin_Torres]

That would be skip woods

[@wjzav1971]

My quasi brother-in-law is a physicist and this scene was so painful for him to watch.

[@RappingNinja]

There are in fact sprays for sale that claim to neutralize radiation. Feel frrr to Google for them. Now as to whether they work at all…. Well. I’ll leave that for someone else to test :P

[@boxtank5288]

Least Die Hard 4 (Live Free and Die Hard) has the 'Unrated' *AKA R* cut which is the definitive version.

[@Dim4323]

Die hard 4.0 is awesome

[@devinharbert2245]

I really don't get why Die Hard 5 is rated r because it's not violent and has the least swearing

[@devinharbert6071]

I Loved Die Hard 4 it has Great Action Sequences And. Understands the Character Of John McClane Die Hard 5 is Shit

[@devinharbert6071]

My Favorite Films In The Franchise are Die Hard 3 And 4

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@devinharbert2245 They did it is a desperate move to get fans who complained about the PG-13 for 4 to watch it. The fact they could cut it for a 12 in the UK says it all.

[@johnweber4577]

John Moore strikes me as the kind of guy who complained about Live Free not feeling like a real Die Hard movie who was way overconfident in his ability to do one better and was completely oblivious to it all the way through. I think that’s almost confirmed by his cutting Lucy out in the extended cut and her presence being a studio mandate to begin with. Ironic, as that’s at least 10x the Die Hard movie this is. He seemed to think that nonstop action, bloody deaths and lots of swearing were all it took. Rather than having mounting tension, a layered plot and actual character moments. And man does it feel small. Somehow a movie largely confined to one building feels much grander in scale than one with them zipping all around Moscow and then Chernobyl.

[@devinharbert6071]

Don’t forget Skip Woods

[@devinharbert6071]

I think Ron Howard is a Shitty Director too Of The Davinci Trilogy And The Dillemma he did have a couple Good Films Though The Missing And Rush

[@spookyrosev6467]

Also wait is that bad Frank Sinatra joke a subtle reference to how he was technically the first to play John McClain to the point where the studio was legally required to offer him the part in the first Die Hard...or am I reading too much into things?

[@devinharbert2245]

No it's subtle reference to Bruce Willis

[@boxofgreed]

After watching this I got a much better take on the story presented. The main character is a wandering drunkard who is convinced he's in a DIe Hard movie. "I'm on vacation!" he shouts drunkenly at passersby.

[@bigjohn08865]

You made me think of Billy Crystal in City Slickers dragged by a cow: "I'm on vacation."

[@KraigFang]

I have epilepsy... want to thank you very much for having a flashing lights warning on this vid. Not that I can’t watch it now! But makes me prepared for one of those just in case scenarios lol! Keep rocking!

[@AlbertCalis]

I am pretty sure this movie was planned as a standalone Jai Courtney vehicle, but somewhere down the road, the producers realized that this reeked of straight-to-DVD smell, and decided to rework it into a Die Hard sequel instead and just shoehorn Bruce Wayne into it, with little effort put into rewriting the script to make it fit in more with the other Die Hard films.

[@archivedaccount5990]

"Standalone Jai Courtney vehicle" Yeah, because I bet thousands of people were dying to see a movie about the guy who played the villain from Jack Reacher...

[@AlbertCalis]

Matthew Cool I bet someone else said the exact same thing you did, and that's why they decided to turn it into a Die Hard sequel instead.

[@wannabehistorian371]

I didn’t know Batman was in this film.

[@night-seeker666]

Bruce Willis* Also I do like Jai Courtney as an actor.

[@devinharbert6071]

I don’t like Jai Courtney he can’t act And is a terrible Action Star in Films Divergent Films, Terminator 5, Die Hard 5, Jolt, And Suicide Squad

[@scottloessel6493]

How does this guy not have a much bigger fan base?

[@McSuperfly101]

Falling off buildings and getting into car accidents without suffering any injuries, driving from Moscow to Chernobyl in a couple of hours, magically sucking up radiation... it's like this movie was literally written by a 12 year old.

[@29AndreG]

Die Hard 4.0 deserves an apology.

[@mychaeljones7279]

yes

[@Dim4323]

Yeah die hard 4.0 is the best

[@necroplastful]

Die Hard 4 was surprisingly pretty damn fucking good if you ask me.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

It really should. Underrated as Fuck IMHO.

[@Dim4323]

Die hard 4.0 is the best

[@VERITAS-eh3pp]

I think there's one more way to squeeze it out. I call it "Old Habits Die Hard" it's about a group that disguise themselves as nuns and commit terrorist acts to disguise some sort of robbery. John McClain just happens to be in the area and gets caught up in the plot.

[@SirWilliamKidney]

I think he should be undercover as a nun and no one can tell for some reason and the film never acknowledges how unbelievable it is

[@valavanevignesh]

This movie is a shadow of the first ones. The old ones where grounded at a certain level but now its just a super hero movie.

[@NyaSupreme]

With the Disney and Fox merger, Die Hard 6 has been officially cancelled Now the series is apparently gonna be rebooted as a streaming series

[@AyresForceOne]

Every time I encounter someone who hasn't seen this movie and they ask why it's so bad, I tell them to watch this review. Great work, Mathew!

[@otaking3582]

9:40 Interesting that they would reference Frank Sinatra, since "Nothing Lasts Forever" (aka Die Hard 1) was a sequel to "The Detective", a novel that was adapted into a Sinatra film. Sinatra was even given the option to play John McClain (because contracts), but he turned down the role due to his age (even though it would've made it closer to the novel, but I digress).

[@randalgraves6979]

And Bruce Willis was an extra in The Detective.

[@ronburgundy244]

@@randalgraves6979 actually he was extra in a different Sinatra movie, but your point still stands.

[@ryanrobotham7696]

I think this movie may well be the reason I'm extremely critical of twist villains. Twist villains can be done well; without spoiling anything, some characters from last year are great examples of how to make them interesting, but here it just feels like an obligation to do so, because it's a political thriller (albeit, not a smart one) and it just leaves a boring, forgettable villain in a franchise of really memorable ones. (Thomas Gabriel from the fourth one wasn't the best villain, but he at least had presence and posed a genuine threat.) To me, Hans Gruber was a fantastic villain, both because of Alan Rickman's masterclass performance and because he kept the viewer on their toes almost as much as John McClane; you knew he had a plan, but the fun was trying to second-guess and figure out what trick he has up his sleeve. I love villains like that, it's what made me a fan of the Song of Fire and Ice novels, particularly Tywin, Baelish and Varys.

[@justdannyquinn]

The reveal of the villain in this film just feels like it was thrown in at the last-minute. It really doesn't surprise me knowing that they didn't know who was the villain was going to be until two weeks into filming, because it really feels like that. The sad part is if they had maybe had the reveal a little earlier into the film and not 10 minutes from the end, I think the twist could've potentially worked and they could've spent a bit more time to give Komurov (I think that's his name) some presence and give him the opportunity to pose a threat to the heroes. But no, we have to rush through everything so that we can get it all into 90 minutes.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

The twist is so badly done, but Alik and Viktor Chagarin are dire villains also.

[@michaelsinger4638]

I mean MAYBE if the daughter had turned out to be playing everyone (including her dad) the whole time, then that MIGHT have been interesting, maybe. But as it stands, the villain twist here is both predictable and nonsensical all at the same time. Also in Die Hard films the "twist" is usually about what the villain actually WANTS, not WHO the main villain is.

[@archivedaccount5990]

Yeah, I don't even know who these characters even are for the most part. I get that they were trying to build up the villain but it comes across as wildly confusing as a result.

[@johnweber4577]

I think the idea was okay, but the execution was super underwhelming. They needed a more engaging performance and interesting plot around him.

[@nurse425]

John McClane went from being an every man to an Avenger!

[@LigerFan]

I'd like to see at least one more Die Hard movie if only so the franchise can hopefully go out on a good note. Or at least on a better note than this. I know Willis has been said to be a pain (or major pain depending on who you ask) to work with, but when did this transformation begin? Isn't this the same guy who used to employ people to make sure he remembered to thank everyone involved in whatever movie he was doing?

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

No, he’s always been a prick even while working on moonlighting in the 80s

[@jamesatkinsonja]

He always had a reputation for being difficult to work with at times-look up the production of 'Hudson's Hawk' and 'Striking Distance'.

[@mesousagaby740]

6:30 What's funny regarding the extreme tealness of the movie is that this movie's cinematographer, Jonathan Sela, would then do a certain movie titled John Wick a year after this flim's release. Other notable films he'd do would be other David Leitch movies, such as Deadpool 2 and Hobbs & Shaw.

[@Orosian5]

You know who to blame for Bruce Willis becoming indestructable? M Night Shyamalan.

[@night-seeker666]

I see what you did there.

[@devinharbert6071]

Unbreakable Rules

[@horaciosi]

A Good Day to Die Hard; The movie that looked at Live Free or Die Hard and said "You call that killing the franchise?"

[@JustinCoasters]

I never thought Die Hard 4 even hurt the Franchise.

[@mrcritical6751]

4.0 is harmless overall sure it’s got flaws but it’s a pretty fun action movie and still feels like Die Hard

[@necroplastful]

except Die Hard 4 was genuinly good if you exclude the stupid Jet scene at the end that feels so out of place...

[@JustinCoasters]

As opposed to the realistic way of crawling through vents without asbestos in the first one. Or wearing a sign in 3 without being beaten dead

[@johnweber4577]

I still don’t get all the vitriol towards Live Free or Die Hard personally. Lol

[@MaximumMadnessStixon]

Reading some of the comments... honestly, I really don't get where this "Die Hard 4.0/Live Free or Die Hard" hate suddenly came from. It came out and got great reviews. I saw it in theaters and loved it, as did all my friends who grew up on the series. If you're really not down with the theatrical version, the Unrated Blu-Ray/DVD fixes the flaws of the cut down theatrical edition. And in fact, I've never talked to a single person who disliked it in real life. But suddenly, I go online and it's supposedly some notoriously hated film. I'm pretty sure the hate is just a very vocal minority. It's significantly better than it's made out to be.

[@night-seeker666]

Yeah, people don't like that John McClane is more skilled than he used to be and the fact that the theatrical version is PG-13. Like how Alien Vs. Predator was an okay movie but was hated for not being R-Rated, then the sequel was just disturbing.

[@skornie123]

Die Hard 4.0 was my first Die Hard movie in conciously watched. I was too young for the others back then. I still like to be honest, even though the films before are better action movies. I mean even in the first Die Hard the villains allways had this "technological edge" and in 4.0 its ramped up quite a bit and its cool to see an older McClain having to keep up or fight against technological threats. Plus Mary Elizabeth Winstead as McClains daughter was cool and the scene where John destroys a helicopter with a car because he ran out of ammo are just pure gold^^

[@PhantomShadow224]

Dude, I really love your theme song, every episode makes me feel like singing some of the lyrics “I’m ready to roll” and “whoa oh oh oh (whoa oh oh) whoa oh oh (whoa oh oh)” I even downloaded it off iTunes.

[@McSuperfly101]

The logic in this movie and abysmal writing always reminds me of that Mitchell & Webb sketch where they play a pair of lazy scriptwriters who can't be bothered to ever research their subject matter.

[@devinharbert6071]

Skip Woods was the only writer on Good Day to Die Hard since he also wrote X Men Origins Wolverine, Thursday, Hitman, Hitman: Agent 47, Swordfish, The A Team, And Sabotage explains the terrible script and John Moore Directed it

[@McSuperfly101]

@@devinharbert6071 As Kevin Smith once put it, in Hollywood you kind of just fail upwards.

[@mercenaryknight5419]

One of your best reviews. Die Hard 5 was a disgrace to the franchise.

[@cinemagraphic6324]

17:56 - I KNEW that was gonna come up. 18:24 - I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that!! Thanks, Matthew.

[@devinharbert6071]

Chuck Norris equals court marshal, Willis equals John MacLaine , Arnold equals terminator.

[@kasrakhatir]

You reupload this the Same day Bruce Willis announces Die Hard 6. Coincide? I THINK NOT !!!!

[@wjzav1971]

Die Hard 6 is coming? Does Bruce Willis really hate this franchise so much that he wants to put another nail into its coffin?

[@gamestation2690]

The most obvious title for it would be "Old Habits Die Hard."

[@michaelsinger4638]

Die Hard 6: Oh Here We Go Again.

[@rachelkirspel6005]

Die Hard 6: Retirement

[@rachelkirspel6005]

Either that or Retire Hard or Die Trying

[@RichardWatt]

Mathew - another point about them supposedly driving from Moscow to Pripyat in the film's time. Their route (as I think you showed) would include the Moscow-Kiev Highway: I've travelled on this between Moscow airports and there are traffic cop checkpoints at regular intervals. To make that journey in less than 12 hours would mean going over the 100 km/h speed limit - now that will get the attention of the Russian traffic cops (DPS), and all Russian cops carry guns. Oh, a radiation cure, huh? A "fuck you" to the victims of Chernobyl and all of the Soviet nuclear incidents (and there are a few more than many people don't know about).

[@wannabehistorian371]

Yeah. And here they are thinking it’s the freakin’ Autobahn.

[@D.G.M.]

So basically, another one of those bland action movies with very fast cuts, dark scenes and bluish color tone. I recently saw some 80s action films (including Die Hard 1 and 2) - not all are very good, but at least the color doesn't make me feel like life has been sucked out of everything, and they usually take the time to show what's going on so we can follow the story. Didn't see this film, but I may take a peek at it on TV if they air it with the rest of the franchise.

[@archivedaccount5990]

Speaking as someone who likes _all_ kinds of action movies (whether blockbuster, direct-to-DVD, or one of those generic _Millennium Films),_ but even I didn't really like this movie that much. I mean, I didn't really mind it the first time I saw it, but after a few repeated views, I saw the cracks.

[@Gledster]

Thank you for this. It's honestly driven me insane how awful "A Good Day..." is and how it completely trashes the Die Hard franchise.

[@cinemagraphic6324]

36:09 - 36:35 - There's smart villains, There's clever planning, There's Kansas City Shuffles, And then, there's THIS shit!!

[@wjzav1971]

funny that you mention Kansas City Shuffles, considering that Bruce Willis was also in Lucky Number Slevin

[@cinemagraphic6324]

@@wjzav1971 I noticed.

[@EquesTron]

As subpar as this film is, it still gave me a very memorable film experience. I watched this opening night on an IMAX, and when it started, I noticed that there were no subtitles for the Russian scenes. I spent the whole movie thinking this was an intentional choice to put the audience in John McClane's shoes, and I actually kind of dug it. Unfortunately, I came to find out that there was a mess up, and that there were supposed to be subtitles there. The movie became far less interesting after that second watch.

[@bizzarrogeorge]

Agreed. I appreciate part 4 more after suffering through this Trainwreck.

[@Gasoline85]

Definitely agree. 4.0 was just an “ok” film to begin with, but it’s a near masterpiece compared to the fifth movie.

[@HEYitzED]

Decent over the top action film but not a great Die Hard film. That said, much better than this garbage.

[@devinharbert2245]

@@HEYitzED I Loved Live Free or Die Hard

[@devinharbert2245]

Somehow Die Hard 5 is worse than Max Payne

[@HEYitzED]

@@devinharbert2245 I just wish it was more “Die Hard” if that makes sense. Just didn’t really feel like part of the franchise. I like 1 and 3 the best. 2 and 4 are decent. 5 is just an abomination.

[@X2Magneto]

Die Hard 4's unrated cut is excellent and a worthy sequel. Nobody seemed to scare this time around.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

I too was also annoyed about the extreme Tealness and the 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio of the film, and this is coming from Someone who actually likes the Grading for Blade Runner: The Final Cut.

[@mesousagaby740]

And this same cinematographer would then do John Wick a year later, bizarrely enough.

[@abhinavkarpur7821]

@@mesousagaby740 At least the color makes sense in JW than here

[@reeloykenjins2835]

It really shows how forgettable this movie is when I don't remember a lot of the scenes in this video and that's not even because of the extended cut.

[@AyresForceOne]

Fun facts concerning the look of the film: the movie was apparently shot in 2:35 like the others, but the director changed it to 1:85 because he thought the car chase looked better that way. So why not just change it for that one scene and leave the rest of the movie at 2:35? A lot of big movies nowadays are shown in mostly widescreen but then shift aspect ratios for one or more select scenes (mainly in IMAX theaters), so why couldn't this? Also, the cinematographer on this movie also shot the first John Wick, which had those kind of long, smooth camera movements that the first Die Hard had. And that's too bad, because he could've shot a really good-looking Die Hard movie that fit with the others if the movie wasn't being directed by a f*cking hack.

[@FilmBrain]

Not only that, but John Moore was completely wrong: the car chase, and the framing in general, look horribly cramped. And it has an abysmal colour grade to boot.

[@christophersouza3159]

@@FilmBrain The first three were filmed in anamorphic Panavision. They only transitioned to Super 35 with the 4th movie in order to save money on visual effects. And yes, my biggest gripe with 4 was the fact that it wasn't anamorphic photography. Silly, I know, but it's true.

[@night-seeker666]

Like how some scenes in the Last Knight get wider aspect ratios at some shots.

[@gamestation2690]

Actually, the framing in the first four movies was 2.39:1, but whatever.

[@1sttobylopez]

Holyshit film Bryan! You're going to talk crap about how John McClane effectively survived all these movies and then reference a Superman origin what the hell is wrong with you! You missed the perfect opportunity for integrating Unbreakable into John McClane's origin and even had a chance to throw in some kind of M Night Shyamalan insult WTF!

[@LupineShadowOmega]

THANK YOU!

[@night-seeker666]

Maybe he could have said that this is actually Saitama and that John and him swapped universes, clothes, memories and mindsets.

[@eddiedingle767]

Welll, he survived falling in the pool

[@slambangaction]

I've seen five films directed by John Moore, and chronologically, each one is worse than the one before it. Behind Enemy Lines (2001): actually not a bad action flick, just a bit generic Flight of the Phoenix (2004): not the worst remake ever, but pretty lackluster The Omen (2006): another pointless horror remake, with 9/11 references no less Max Payne (2008): I guess one bad Mark Wahlberg film wasn't enough that year A Good Day to Die Hard (2013): the review says it all

[@FilmBrain]

I've seen the next John Moore film, I.T., with Pierce Brosnan. Well, its not as terribly filmed as this. Because its still incredibly stupid.

[@slambangaction]

Huh, I've never heard of that one until now. After reading the Wikipedia page, though, it does sound pretty forgettable. P.S. I'm watching a lot of your reviews for the first time now. Good stuff, man! I have many of these DVDs myself.

[@archivedaccount5990]

I admit that I kinda like Behind Enemy Lines as a guilty pleasure. Didn't see Flight of the Phoenix. Not interested in The Omen. Was really let down by Max Payne, especially given how the PG-13 rating and boring characterization ruined the whole experience for me. As for Die Hard 5, yeah the review speaks for itself.

[@scottylewis8124]

@@archivedaccount5990 I personally thought the remake of The Omen was ok.

[@devinharbert6071]

I think John Moore only has 1 Good Movie Behind Enemy Lines, The Oman is a Shitty and Pointless Remake, Max Payne Rapes the video game, Enjoyed Flight Of The Phoenix, And Good Day to Die Hard is an Embarrassment

[@soda989]

22:45 ‘... saying his son’s name like, if he stopped saying it, he’d forget what he’s called...’ *this did NOT age well at all* 😬 #Awkward #Dementia

[@PhantomShadow224]

5:43 that didn’t stop X-men 2 from doing the same thing

[@franohmsford7548]

About the journey to Pripyat - They also had to cross a CLOSED BORDER! How did they do that while clearly badly injured and with machine guns in the boot!?!

[@cerburrows9380]

Looming back at that One Show interview with Willis from a 2023 perspective is interesting.

[@FilmBrain]

Yeah, I do wonder, but I don't think he was symptomatic all the way back to 2013.

[@archivedaccount5990]

5:05 Yeah, that ain't gonna happen, considering the Disney/FOX buyout restructuring everything.

[@leahmacdonald5122]

Why do they keep letting Skip Woods write films? He didn't just ruin Hitman once, they let him write it again and he fucked it up AGAIN. Apparently 20th Century Fox wanted him to write a Kane and Lynch movie but I'm glad that never happened.

[@archivedaccount5990]

Oh yeah, I've read about that in a magazine. Apparently there were rumors of a Kane & Lynch movie starring Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx, and honestly I wasn't sure _how_ they would make it and why. I mean, it's only had two games and they had pretty lukewarm reception, I highly doubt that a movie based on the games would bring in any newcomers, much less the fans.

[@leahmacdonald5122]

Yeah, I'm not sure either. By most accounts the games sucked.

[@archivedaccount5990]

To be fair, the first game did have an interesting idea.

[@Targisvear]

I don't mind McClane's son being a spy. As long as McClane is normal guy thrown into a huge situation, having him just being on vacation in a place taken by terrorists, working as cop then being chasen by the brother of a dead enemy terrorist, working as a cop and that getting him tangled into terrorism or going to find his son who happens to be a spy into deep stuff, its still the basic common man into situation bigger than him. This got many issues, the spy son isn't even a big one.

[@willrigby8202]

This is a good review.

[@scottylewis8124]

Mary Elizabeth Winstead should have fired her agent after this movie. The thing prequel was more kind to her!

[@devinharbert6071]

She’s used to horror movies like Final Destination 3, Black Christmas Remake, 10 Cloverfield Lane, And Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

[@nurse425]

THE TERMINATOR sustains more injuries than John does in this movie!

[@KEWLV1C]

26:08 - I think that was a reference to when the relationship between the US and Soviet relations improve causing Reagan and Gorbachev meeting in 1985, leading to a summit in 1986 where Gorbachev proposed to to eliminate 50 percent of nuclear arsenal on each side.

[@shadowleon659]

39:57 You forgot to mention that Irina's death is ripoff of Simon Gruber's demise from Die Hard 3.

[@mychaeljones7279]

Nobody wants to be reminded of something better.

[@bobo577]

Though Simon’s death wasn’t suicide if I recall, John shot a cable and it wrapped around the rotor or the section of the rotor and it falls down.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

Been waiting for this to be re-uploaded, thank you for granting my wish.

[@VenusHeadTrap2]

The only film I've ever left the theatre during. I saw it the day of release (Feb 14 2013) which was my 22nd birthday. A Good Day to Walk Out

[@WoodyWoodpecker19843]

Happy 32nd birthday for 14/02/2023!

[@sarahconnor4668]

Yes! Want to hear what he has to say about this one.

[@devinharbert2245]

Are u a fan of the Die Hard films?

[@sarahconnor4668]

@@devinharbert2245 HUGE fan of the first three ones. the ones after that dont exist as far as im concerned

[@florinivan6907]

The weirdest thing about the sequels is that McClane is still living an ordinary life despite him in universe being the most famous cop on the planet. Or at least it would be if these sequels tried to be grounded.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

He is a bit famous in Die Hard 2 [which makes Dennis Franz not believing him make even less sense]

[@LetruneInedil]

The movie is really blue because it had many scenes shot in Budapest. Which is not as cold as Moscow is...

[@matthewpizzuti5368]

GOD THIS MOVIE SUCKS!!!....also I think the vacation line is taken from Beverly hills cop...anyone???

[@otaking3582]

9:44 Possible reference to how the book Die Hard is based on was a sequel to one that got turned into a Frank Sinatra movie?

[@devinharbert6071]

It might be but I’m pretty sure it’s a reference to Bruce Willis’s first Film Moonlighting With Frank Sinatra

[@devinharbert6071]

This film is my example of what I call Bruce Willis’s worst film.

[@scottylewis8124]

*coughs* Death wish!

[@devinharbert6071]

Scotty Lewis Coughs Hudson Hawk

[@johnweber4577]

Hudson Hawk is at least an intriguingly bonkers train wreck and Willis at least felt more invested in Death Wish. This is just the painfully dull kind of bad in virtually every area.

[@devinharbert6071]

Hey I Liked Death Wish Remake It was a Comeback for Bruce Willis, his Bad Films are Cop Out, Hudson Hawk, Die Hard 5, The Whole 10 Yards, Striking Distance, Set Up, The Prince, Fire With Fire, And Precious Cargo

[@johnweber4577]

I will give the guy who played Alik this. At least he tried to make the most of a fairly thankless role and feels like he was the only one there having any fun. Well, besides the cabbie maybe. Lol

[@devinharbert6071]

John Maclane Rambo.

[@tereziamarkova2822]

Even for a dumb action movie, the radiation cleansing gas is exceptionaly stupid.

[@LetruneInedil]

The Moscow in most of the movie is Budapest - tinted blue to hide the hot summer it was recorded on. I recognize many spots of the movie... And feels so weird to see them bounce all around.

[@devinharbert2245]

Somehow Die Hard 5 is worse than Max payne

[@henrygvidonas9573]

John Moore has directed six major motion pictures so far, in a two-decade career in Hollywood. Half of his movies were massive flops at the box office. He has yet to direct his first movie with a "generally positive critical reception". His newest release is from 2016. I'm sure his next project "American Hostage", currently in development, will get him over the hump. If there is anything we need in 2022 or 2023 (or whenever this will come out), it's a another jingoistic "rescue the hostage" action movie. Pew, pew, pew! Booom! Pow! Backlit helicopter rising at dawn in slo-mo, flap-flaap-flaaap. Tacka, tacka, tacka - BOOM! Clichéd one-liner... 'Murrikah! Credits. Hey, maybe the eponymous "American Hostage" could be the... wait for it... waaaiiit for it... president! Gasp! Lord-a-mercy! (I'm so sick and tired of this crap!)

[@UlshaRS]

Headcannon also lends itself to Willis' character in unbreakable also being the same person.

[@WoodyWoodpecker19843]

I miss when John McClane was a badass in the 80s. (I was born in 2002)

[@night-seeker666]

On some clips I see of Die Hard 5, there's this ONE commenter that thinks that McClane acts more like McClane in 5 than he does in 4 and that the villain is better. Yeah, it doesn't matter that he slaps a random person, kills a bunch of innocent bystanders and bullies his son, he's making quips, so it's John McClane! Also, no, the villains of Die Hard 5 are horrible. Timothy Olyphant played the villain of 4.0 very well, he was charismatic and had a plan. The villains of A Good Day To Die Hard are Bugs Bunny as a typical action villain and a self-insert OC as a typical action villain. Shitty plans, can't shut up.

[@devinharbert6071]

I feel u, I hated striking distance.

[@scottylewis8124]

15:51 😂😂😂😂 the way he slapped the guy!

[@devinharbert6071]

I’m on Fucking Vacation

[@grumpyorgre2336]

I love the t shirt reference to the first die hard

[@jamesatkinsonja]

One of my favourite BMB. Great job.

[@augustwest5356]

You nailed it again Matthew sir. Love your videos. Also, your eyeballs are absolutely fucking terrifying.

[@devinharbert6071]

Why do they keep on picking worst directors to direct die hard, like from renny Harlan to John fucking Moore.

[@johnweber4577]

Renny Harlin was a promising up-and-comer when they hired him for Die Hard 2 while John Moore was a long established studio hack when he was brought on for this one.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

@@johnweber4577 rennny harlin has done a couple of good films, some of which are classics. John Moore’s only decent film is behind enemy lines

[@devinharbert6071]

@@johnweber4577 Len Wiseman is Good Director too

[@cinemagraphic6324]

24:56 - 25:09, 30:22 - 30:38, 32:56 - 33:07 - Matthew Buck would be EXCELLENT at Cinemasins!!!

[@night-seeker666]

Even better than Jeremy.

[@markelijio6012]

The Die Hard film franchise with Bruce Willis for Disney which made him an big star plus lots of money with brilliant performances and state of the art special effects that makes Die Hard an all-American classic of films for people who wanted to see more, including the Oscar nominated original that started it all followed by parts 2, 3 and 4. All released by the Walt Disney Company.

[@jaxparra8168]

We're all waiting for diehard 6. this is the x-men origins wolverine of the franchise. 6 will be the Logan. they can't end it on 5.

[@scottylewis8124]

Bad news pal. 6 is cancelled.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

@@scottylewis8124 Oh Man...

[@scottylewis8124]

@@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou ik. Ik. It's tough on everyone.

[@devinharbert6071]

All Jokes Aside Kurt Wimmer would have Done a Better Job Writing Die Hard 5 than Skip Woods And Len. Wiseman is Better Director than a John Moore Die Hard 5 is the Alien Resurrection Of The Die Hard Franchise Because it rapes the Most Interesting Character Of The Franchise

[@samuelbarber4154]

Well they clearly embraced that title when making this movie.

[@stickstupid]

Film Brain has got to be one of the most rewatchable reviewers, shame he doesn't do his Bad Movie Beatdown reviews anymore - they were stellar.

[@socklock1957]

Yeah, I wish he would bring his series back.

[@nurse425]

WHO do they think John McClane is?!?! Ethan Hunt!? LOL

[@johnenigma8506]

This is a film I pretend doesn't exist. You could've named this anything else and it wouldn't have made a difference.

[@ColePhelps-cv2qh]

Filmbrain I have seen a car chase the was 42 minutes long. It was the 1974 gone in 60 seconds. And that movie had the running time of 90 minutes

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Cole Phelps 1947 that whole movie had like 30 car chases though

[@ColePhelps-cv2qh]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 yeah but the ending car chase was 42 minutes so he can't complain unless the chase sucks and it is 10 minutes long on top od that.

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Cole Phelps 1947 but the car chase in this movie does suck. So what’s your point. Cause 74 gone in 60 seconds is a good movie. This isn’t lol

[@ColePhelps-cv2qh]

@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 ok ok I see your point.

[@wjzav1971]

What is it with movies starting to film when the script isn't even finished?

[@zenksren8206]

Sometimes it's Writer's Guild strikes

[@wjzav1971]

@@zenksren8206 But why would you even start to shoot without a script? Why not wait for the script to be finished? It would the whole process so much easier and cheaper.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

Quite a lot of movies do that [most noticeably in recent years Mission impossible Rouge Nation and Fallout] and even films that you'd imagine were fixed long before filming have ad libs/ changes on set [Matthew Modine said the ending of Full Metal Jacket was changed on set for example] and sometimes things don't work out on set due to budget etc [The baby carriage scene in the 'Untouchables' was a late replacement for a train action sequence who's budget fell through at the last minute] and sometimes actors drop out and you need to change things to accommodate the new cast member as people are often cast while filming is going on [Simon McBurney in Rouge Nation was only cast during filming despite being key to the plot for example]. Clint Eastwood will rarely take on a script that can't be filmed immediately but he's surprisingly rare.

[@wjzav1971]

@@jamesatkinsonja I get that changes sometimes have to be made mid production due to reasons and I get that sometimes an actor or director decides to add-lip or reinterpretate a scene. But usually, the script is somewhat finished then and they simply have to adapt some things due to circumstances. But why do they start production when they don't even have a script.

[@jamesatkinsonja]

@@wjzav1971 It's very illogical but there is also often outside pressures from the studio [Tomorrow Never Dies started production without a script as MGM wanted it out in December 97 to co-inside with a stock offering] and sometimes it's actor availability [the Stallone film Lock Up was made only because he was free at a certain time with them writing it while filming].But I agree, it's very illogical and seems like a recipe for disaster [I find it miraculous how good MI Fallout was for example when they wrote the vast majority of it while they went along].

[@bomcabedal]

Another point: Pripyat is in Ukraine, not Russia. Surely in 2013 that was a border that you could just cross at a whim?...

[@WoodyWoodpecker19843]

Poor Bruce Willis. I feel sorry for him.

[@kittykatmeowmix]

Well, wasn't expecting this movie to go to the Chernobyl well. But yeah, good on you for doing research about how radiation works, cause this movie clearly didn't do any.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

I remember seeing this on Film4 to see for myself how bad it truly is, and even I was surprised by its awfulness. Also, I watched this right after seeing Die Another Day on ITV, which you also reviewed. I also thought that Film sucked, but not as much as this Film.

[@scottylewis8124]

Shh.. Death wish was worse

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

@@scottylewis8124 Haven't seen it, but I'll take your Word for it.

[@DeathIsAroundUs]

Finally it’s on here :D

[@g-dog_eswshockwave]

With how many times John McClane says “I’m on f*cking vacation!” in this film, it makes me wonder if the original version of the script did have him on vacation, which could’ve meant that all of this trouble does sort of fall towards his direction. So, almost like a Die Hard movie

[@jamesatkinsonja]

39:42 TV Tropes [at the time of writing] speculates that Irina might have survived this by jumping out of the helicopter. 1. She clearly doesn't. 2. I doubt even when filming this they wanted to keep her alive for a possible sequel, let alone afterwards as no one would want anything from this film to be back in the cancelled 6th film.

[@Frankovelli]

30:22 Other than the argument that a nuclear meltdown isn't an official term Chernobyl would most certainly be considered a nuclear meltdown lol.

[@trinidadbotello9906]

I've seen a lot of really bad movie sequels, Superman 3 & 4, Star Trek 5, Karate Kid 3, Beverly Hills Cop 3, Staying Alive (the sequel to Saturday Night Fever), Alien 3 & 4, The Matrix sequels, Batman and Robin, Terminator 5, the Transformers sequels, Highlander 2, and Jaws 4, but I haven't seen Die Hard 5. I just can't watch it.

[@WalkmanWillWalkAllOverYou]

I watched Die Hard 5, DON'T REPEAT MY MISTAKE!

[@archivedaccount5990]

Yeah, even as somebody who liked the Transformers sequels (both ironically and unironically) I couldn't really find much to like about this movie. Especially considering when this came from the director behind Max Payne.

[@scottylewis8124]

The Stereotypical Evil Mastermind I won't. I actually watched the Hitman movie. Slightly different from the game.

[@scottylewis8124]

The toys were the only good thing to come out of the transformers films.

[@veronicasilk8429]

I'm indifferent towards the Transformers movies. I'm not really that big into sci-fi and humor is really hit-or-miss, however there are a couple action set-pieces that I liked, though I still prefer The Rock, 13 Hours, and the Bad Boys movies.

[@KingdomOfUstra]

Love to see you make a better diehard film👊🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@samuelbarber4154]

Yeah, the 12A rating actually came in handy for Sam Raimi's Spider-man.

[@devinharbert6071]

It baffles me that Sony Remade The Trilogy with the Shitty Amazing Spider-Man Films